diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 7e8b360542..e55b5f4b61 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -2985,14 +2985,14 @@ (define-public r-etrunct
 (define-public r-extremes
   (package
     (name "r-extremes")
-    (version "2.0-12")
+    (version "2.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "extRemes" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0wldzvj1h93jksq31dw9zgnr1wrqwmfr9qwmg7qk7nznsn2yy1h2"))))
+         "1b69r3mzl6hp3g3rqxyc77m8r40jyq7c2d87q85af7xqkn6hnxid"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "extRemes")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs